Automatic or semiautomatic telephone system



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AUTOMATIC 0R SEMIAUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM Filed Dec. 19, 1929 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 o a o h w n 3 S INVENTOR JOHN H.E. BAKER LESLIE B. HAIGH yWm ATTORNEY Patented May 10, 1932 U ITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN HENBY-ELVIDGE man. AND Lnsnm names won, or ALDWYCH, nonnon,-

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AUTOMATIC OR SEMIAUTOMATIC TELEPHONE BYSTEK Application filed December 19, 1929, Serial No. 415,203, and in Great Britain December 80, 1988.

cerned with telephone exchanges of the rural type in which the subscribers are located at considerable distances from each other and in which the number of calls arising in any particular area is very small.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved system of this type in which allv apparatus expensive to construct and maintain is reduced to a mmlmum but in which the subscribers are still provided with a system in which calls may be made with the same accuracy and rapidity as before.

In order to obtain this object the switchin arrangements which require to be use throughout conversation are made as simple as possible and as much of the apparatus as possible is located in a common control circuit which is only employed for setting up a connection and is then released for controlling another call. This common control circuit is not only common to a number of different switching arrangements but is also ada ted to control the operation of apparatus 0- cated at a plurality of different switching stages.

According to one feature ofthe invention a connection is set up over a plurality of selector switches whose movements are controlled by a common registering mechanism in such a way that a selector switch at one stage is controlled by the common register over a path different from that over which connection is extended to such selector switch by a selector switch at a preceding switching stage.

According to the preferred arrangement the selector switch at the preceding stage is moved into a position determined by the setting of the common register so as to be set on to an outlet leading to the required selector switch at the next stage, which latter switch co-operates with a switch forming part of the common register in such a way that the two switches are moved in synchronism with each other whereby the selector switch is set to a position determined by the settingof the common register.

By means of the invention the common re v ister is adapted to test for an idle outlet lea ing from one switching stage and also to test a matic equipment as soon as such equipment is in a condition to deal with a call.

' Preferably the connection is extended under the control of a registering mechanism and if the calling subscriber hangs up after initiating a call, ringing current is transmitted over the calling line from the registering mechanism,'as soon as such mechanlsm is in a condition to receive controlling impulses.

According to a further feature of the invention in a telephone system in which connections are extended automatically under the control of a registering mechanlsm, the

line relay of a calling line is locked up upon the initiation of a call and remains locked up until the connection with the registering mechanism is completed.

According to a further feature of the invention, a circuit arrangement is rovided for establishing connections in a teiephone system over one of a pluralit of similar switching arrangements each 0 which is provided with means whlch 1n the event of a connecti'on being extended to a busy switching arrangement is adapted to extend such connection to another switching arrangement which nism is provided for controlling t e other portions of the automatic equipment such as the link and final circuits, and by this arrangement the re 'ster contains all the apparatus necessary or the setting up of a call and is taken into use for that perlod only while the other portions of the equipment contain only the apparatus used during the conversation. It will be seen, therefore, that by this invention a very economical arrangement is provided particularly for rural equipments, since the greater part of the apparatus is located in the common reg1ster wh1ch is only used for setting up a call and ls'then released, whereas the other port ons. of the equipment which must necessarily be emloyed throughout the conversation are made in the simplest possible manner.

In automatic telephone systems there s a time interval between the moment of initiating a call and the moment when the number should be dialled and it is usual to I'OYldB dial tone to inform the calling su scriber that dialling may be commenced.

With the system, accordmg to the present invention, the waiting time may be rather greater due to only one register being provided for every group of lines. In order to counter-balance this disadvantage, arrangements are made whereby the calling party can hang up after originating a call and the 30 register will transmit ringing current to such party when it becomes free. Should the calling party fail to respond to the rlnging signal, after a predetermined interval, the apparatus will return to normal as if no call has been made. v

The invention will be more completely understood from the followin detailed description which is given in con unction with the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 represents diagrammatically the lay-out of the invention.

Fig. 2 shows a line circuit such as may be seized upon a calling subscriber initiatlng a call.

Fig. 3 shows the circuit of a distributor switch.

Fig. 4 shows a link circuit.

Figs. 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D show a register, a common control circuit.

Fig. 6 shows a final selector circuit.

Fig. 7 shows a junction line circuit and Fig. 8 shows a manual end circuit.

The remainder of the drawings illustrate a modified form of the invention and of these Fig. 9 shows diagrammatically a layout of the modified system.

Fig. 10 shows a line circuit arranged according to the modification of the invention.

Fig. 11 shows a local link circuit.

Fig. 12 shows a register circuit and Fig. 13 shows a junction circuit which is designed to operate in both directions, that is {:0 say, both for outgoing and incoming cal s.

65 Referring now to these drawings, Fig. 1

newness shows diafirammaticall the. switching scheme of t e system. 11 subscribers and junction lines terminate in a line circuit L0 or LC consisting of a line relay, a cut off relay, and a fault relay. Two switching stages are employed; a selector SS which is positioned in accordance with the first or 100s digit, and a final selector FS which is positioned in accordance with the 10s and units digits. All the final selectors are accessible from the banks of the group selectors.

The subscribers lines appear in a multiple on the banks of both finders F final selectors FS and the junction lines on thebanks of both finders F and group selectors SS.

Each combination of finder and group selector is associated with a link circuit LK, consisting of four relays, which controls the conversation. The final selector is associated with a single holding relay, all its operations being controlled from the register RG. This holding relay and the drive magnet of the final selector are denoted by F0. The holding relay is controlled over the switch R2 Whilst the final selector switch is controlled over the switch R4. The register is common to a group of link circuits and is connected to one link circuit at a time by a relay of association in the link circuit. A register is provided for each group of link circuits but is accessible to every line circuit.

The register contains all the apparatus required for setting up the call and controls the entire process until conversation conditions are established. 1 Referring to Fig. 1 the sequence of events 1n the establishing of a local connection is as follows:

The subscriber S1 on calling, operates the hue relay in his line circuit LC, and the distributor D associated withhis group of line circuits selects a free link circuit LK, the register RG controlling which is also free. The distributor D then causes the relay of association to operate, thereby connecting the link circuit LK to the register RG, and the register causes the finder F to hunt for the calling line. When it is found, the distributor D is stepped off the link circuit concerned and preselects a free link circuit and a register in readiness for the next call.

The calling party S1 now receives dial tone and proceeds to dial the required number. The re ister consists of four recording switches R1, R2, R3, R4. The banks of the R1 switch shown in Fig. 5C are provided with a plurality of home positions which divide up the banks into four difierent groups. All the digits are received on the R1 switch and a different group is employed for the reception of each diflerent digit.

The banks of the R2 switch are divided into a number of groups as will be seen from Fig. 5D, and the R1 and R2 switches co operate with one another in such a way that Ill when the R1 switch is positioned bythe first digit, the third vwiper of the R2 switch,

namel R20, is steered on to the first contact o the appropriate roup of outlets leadgroup for a free final selector, an overflow contact bein provided between each group in the case no free outlet being'present.

The banks of the R3 switchare divided -up into groups of contacts each and on the receiptof the second digit by R1, the R3 switch is set on to the beginning of a group of 10 contacts determined by the'position of the R1 switch and on the receipt of the third .wanted subscribers number digit, the R3 switch is set on to a contact in the selected group COIIGSPOldiIlg withthe The last digit is received on t e R1 switch anl serves to select the required ringing co e.

It will be seen .from Fig. 5D that the con-' tacts of the marking bank Rid of the'switch R3 are multipled to the third bank (R20) of the R2 switch. These contacts are also multipled to the selectorswitch SS so that after the reception of the third di' it, the R4 switch and the selector switch S of the link circuit are brought into line with the R2 switch so that all three switches R2, R4, SS, are standing on the outlet to the same final selector FS. The selector switch SS is thus positioned ready for the conversation while the R2 and R4 switches .serve to 'ex-. tend the necessary controlling leads to the final selector.

The process of setting the final selector switch FS consists in driving it to the home position and subsequently stepping it out, and Stepping R3 home simultaneously, the two switches being stepped together from the same relay.

When the R3 switch reachesthe home position, the final switch FS will be on the required line and the test'of the 'subscribers line can .be made.

Ringing of the required'code is sent from the register RG and when the Wanted party S2 replies, ringin is tripped and the register disconnects itsel from the conversational circuits, having first caused the operation of the calling partys meter. 4

At the conclusion of the conversation when both parties restore their receivers, the controlling relays of the link circuit LK restore and release the holdrelay of the final selector FS, both link and final selectors are then free for the next call.

The use of common registers is especially economical since all the apparatus for the handling of party lines and such complicationscan be accommodated in the register leaving the conversational circuits in their simplest form. It will be realized also that in this system the circuits which are required in relatively lar esimple.- It. will i realized however, that the use of these common registers implies the ossibility of more or less considerable waitnumbers are extremely" I mg periods if all available registers are in use atthe moment of the originating call.

-With the low calling rates occuring in rural working, this drawback should not be at all serious, but to cater for the cases of delay which may arise the line circuits are arranged to lock in the ca ling condition. The calling subscriber can then institute a call and if he does not receive dial tone almost at once, he ma restore his receiver. The first register to ecome free, will then cause the-finder to hunt for and ick up his line, and having.

done so will sen out a special ringing code consisting of a series of dots.-

When the subscriber reloops, ringing will be tripped and the dialling condition established-at once.

The equipment is arranged so that by moving one wire, the register will'hold Oil the dial tone and the practice of replacing the receiver and waiting for the recall can be madecompulsory on every call.

In the case of party line calls, a subscriber.

on a party line wishing to ring another subscriber on the same line, loops the line, and seizes the register RG, in the standard manner. He then dials 9' plus the ringing code digit of the wanted party and restores his receiver. The register RG drives the link circuit selector switch SS on to a dead outlet and sends the required ringing code back over the finders to the calling line. When the ringing is tripped the register clears down and operates a rela of the link circuit. Conversation then ta es place, the signalling being controlled from the link circuit LK.

In the case ofa call to the associated main exchan e the subscriber dials 0. This will cause t e register R2 switch to hunt for a rent will be sent down the negative li'ne'and I will cause the operation of a calling relay at the distant oflice. This relay will return a condition which causes the ringin to trip and the register will disconnect itsel When the operator replies, conversation takesplace through the link circuit.

If the operator wishes to originate a call she plugs in to the outgoing line jack and as soon as a register is available and has found the junction concerned, she will receive 'a flicker on her cord circuit supervisory lamp. She will then plug into the dialling jack and dial the required number, the digits of which are efiective in the register in the same way as in a local call. If the wanted party is busy and the call is of suflicient importance the operator may offer the call on receiving busy tone by dialling an additional seven. This if the call is accepted then when both subscribers restore their receivers, thewanted )art will be automatically rung without urt 181 dialling by the operator. A delayed alarm circuit is incorporated in the register to deal-with any faults which may arise either on the board itself or through the subscriber. The switch of the delayed alarm circuit is operated by a 3 sec.earth pulse as soon as a subscriber institutes a call. The progress of a normal call is divided into four stages viz., finding of calling line; tripping recall ringing; dialling; ringing. If these stages are not completed within a certain definite period to each stage then the delayed alarm comes into action. Thus if the ,line is not found in 6 secs. the register and link circuits are released and the distributor forced on to the next free combination. Thus a faulty finder will not prevent service being given to any group of lines.

If the dialling stage is not completed in 72 secs. then the register and link circuits are released and the fault relay of the calling line locked to the loop. If ringing is not tripped in about 2 minutes, release occurs in the same way.

If any of the conditions in which the register is not held from the subscribersloop i. e., ring back and revertive ringing, persist for more than the allotted time, the register and link circuits are forcibly released.

The setting up of a local call will now be described in detail.

The calling subscriber lifts his receiver and energizes L Fig. 2 of his line circuit over 70104, 05, negative wire the subscribers instrument loop, positive wire to ground on icicQ. L locks independent of the loop at Z1. The start ground from 12 is extended to the distributor which is standing on a free link circuit, relay Y of the distributor is energized through both of its coils in series, and the ground on g S completes the operating circuit for K Fig.4 of the link over a1, d1, 3 3. K operating closes the circuit for relay LG (Fig. 5A) from battery relay LG, 54, conductor 5, 701 to ground. LG is used to prevent ringing being sent out before the subscribers cut off relay KK has hadtime to operate. LG completes an operating circuit for relay S of the register over Z93 to ground at 121 (Fig. 4), which then locks over 84 Fig. 5A and closes the circuit of relay SA which is a relief relay to S. When relay S operates the locking circuit for relay LG is over 84, Z92, t6, bal, Z94, sj9. The link and register are now definitely associated together. The link finder hunts for the calling line which has battery on the test wire the driving circuit for magnet F being through k4, conductor 8, t1. 88 to ground.

\Vhen this line is found T (Fig. 5A) operates from battery on test wire via both coils of relay KK Fig. 2 in parallel, 03, Z3, T contact PS4, Fig. 5C bank R1 0 to ground. When Y I in the distributor relapses a circuit is closed for the drive magnet thereof from ground sati, conductor 4, key BK, 65, :1 1, interrupter springs, magnet of the distributor to ground. This distributor steps on to the next free register and link circuit in readiness for the next call. The conductors 3 from all of the registers are connected to the last contact in the banks of all the distributors and normally a ground is connected thereto from 255 over 0113 of all the registers and a hunting distributor will therefore be drawn over this position. However, if all theregisters are busy a ground will not be encountered on this contact and the distributor will therefore be held up until a register becomes free. LG falls back when contact t6 operates. Ringing is now sent to the calling line from the ringing source RCSI over 8415, sy'5, contact and wiper Rla, f5, right hand coil of relay F, 4.04, '03, Z94, bal, t6, conductor 9, 705, 02, 05, subscribers negative line, bell, and positive line, 04;, k6, conductor 10, ba2, t2, f7, sj2, to ringing return battery. Relay F will not operate until the calling party answers, whereupon it will lock over its left hand coil, f4, cal, to the ground on 86. If the recall feature is optional the operation is as described above, but if it is compulsory the dotted contact Zgl and connections are inserted. In this case if the subscriber does not restore his receiver after operating a call relay LG is locked up over the subscribers loop when relay T operates from battery relay LG, sj9, Z94, bal, t6, conductor 9, I05, 02, c5, subscribers loop 04, k6, conductor 10, 6112, 62, Z91, to ground. Relay LG will therefore not relapse until the subscriber restores his receiver.

Relay AA of the register is now brought into circuit direct across the calling line and operates over both its windings from ground left hand winding AA, f1, t6, conductor 9, k5, subscribers loop [06, conductor 10, M2, 22, f7, right hand coil of relay AA to battery. AA energizes BB Fig. 5C at aal which in turn operates BA Fig. 5D at 662. At bal Fig. 5A an alternative circuit for the left hand coil of AA is closed, and the circuit for LG is definitely opened. Dial tone is now sent down the calling line from the source DT Fig. 5B over 102, p4, 95, v5, condenser, bal, t6, tothe calling line. The subscriber now dials and the impulse relay AA responds.

mamas Relay BB is slow acting and is not effected by the rapid breaking of AA.

R1 steps for all dialled impulses.

For the 1st digit R1 steps one for each impulse over the c1rcuit from battery, magnet RI, winding of CC, 6115, wi r and contact Rld, m8, cal, to ground. en the switch R1 is stepped 01f its home position the impulsing circuit is closed independently of sa8. During the reception of impulses relay CG operates and operates CA at 001. The circuit for relay F is opened at cal. Switch R2 follows R1 over the circuit from battery, magnet R2, interrupter springs 12, dd8,-m/m1, e03, (M4, d117, to ground on wiper R10, but is not allowed to get beyond the beginning of the group corresponding to the contact on which R1 is resting. The stepping of R2 is under the control of relay M which operates when R2 reaches the beginning of the group of final selectors corresponding to the contact on which R1 is standing over the following circuit battery relay MM, ddlO, wiper R20, contact and wiper Rlb to ground. At the end of the digit with relays MM and AA permanently operated the circuit of relay CC is opened at cal and relay DD operates over the circuit, battery DD, d019, ca7, 9'5, o4,'mm1,'

1123, (2014, (M7, to ground on wiper RIG. DD operates and looks over (M6 to ground on .96. The circuit for M is opened at ddlO. With DD operated RI stops to its ninth contact over a circuit from'battery magnet R1 interrupter springs 1-1, (1037, arc and wiper Rla to ground.

R2 hunts for a free final selector in the required oup over a circuit from battery magnet l2, interrupter springs 12, ddll, 'u6, kh2 to'ground. A free final selector is characterized by having batteryon the test wire. Relay HH operates when one is found from ground at a5, winding of relay HH, m2, Z701, dd5, wiper and bank of R211, conductor such as 20 M03, to battery through the left hand non-inductive coil of relay HK of the free final selector (Fig. 6), and stops the drive of R2 at contacts hh2. If no finals are available R2 steps to the last position of a group where ground is put over a5, windingof HH, sa2, Z701, d615, wiper and contact R211, r02, left hand winding of W to battery. W operates and number unobtainable tone is given to the calling subscriber from source NUT over sjlO, 'w2, p4, 95, v5, condenser, bal, t6, conductor 9, 105 to line. Likewise the terminals in R2a corresponding to groups of finals which are not used, are connected to the conductor leading to relay W so that if a subscriber dials a wrong first digit he receives number unobtainable tone. When a free final is found U operates to ground on hh2 over a3 and locks to 86 over 1A. At 145 a ground is placed over the wiper R2a and conwill be short circuited by the ground from 145 on one side and the ground on bank R30 in its home position on the other side and W111 therefore relapse, and similar relays in other searching registers will be short circuited by the ground on a5. When relay U operates the switch R1 is driven to its second home position H1 over contacts a2 and ul.

For the 2nd digit R1 steps for each impulse as before and R3 follows R1 under the control of M over the circuit from battery magnet R3, 723, interrupter springs 13, 7'5, 05, 07118, nzml, 103 (M4, r06, 61, to ground on Rlq wiper. en wiper R30 leaves its home positlon the short circuit is removed from relay The wires XX from the bank R1?) are connected to the wires XX on the bank R36, and it will be seen, therefore, that for each step ofswitch R1, R3 has to make ten steps to encounter the marked group. When the switch R3 encounters the marked group relay MM is operated at mm1 the circu1t for magnet R3 is opened. The circuit for relay MM is as follows from battery MM, (M10. 03, e6, wiper and contact R63,

one of the XX wires, contact and wiper Rlb to ground. At the end of the digit with R3 at the beglnning of the correct group, and ("3A back, relay E operates over e5, dd9, 0117, 75, 04, mml, w3, dri l, r06, e1, wiper R10 to ground, locks to 86, and R1 runs to its 3rd home posltion H2 over its interrupter springs r1, e1, bank R10 to ground, and MM relapses. For the 3rd digit R1 steps as before and R3 follows R1 over'a circuit from battery R3, n3, interrupter springs 13, 7'5, 05, (M8, mml, 103,,(1034, r06, 02, 3'3, wiper RIC to ground. The wires YY on bank R31; are multipled to each tens group on the bank and are-connected to the third position YY on bank R16. When wiper R3a meets the terminal on which the wiper "R16 is standing, relay MM operates over 7'6 and e6 and opens the circuit for the magnet R3 at mml.

Atthe end of the digit with R3 resting on the terminals equivalent of the tens and units digits dialled, J operates over e5 and the operating circuit for E, and locks to .96 over 63. With J up, R1 runs to its 4th home position H3 over a circuit from battery magnet Rl, interrupter springs 11, 7'3, contact wiper R10 to ground, and is ready to absorb the final ringing digit. MM relapses. With J up R4, which is a relief switch to R2, hunts over 70b3, i5, 05, (1618, mml, 4113, (M4, r06, e2, 7'4, sal to ground. Relay G operates in parallel with the magnet R4 over 17:6 and 1126. When the switch R4 finds the same position as R2 ground on 7'7 is extended over wiper and contact R20, one of the leads M1, contact and wiper Rd, g5, 10b2, 7'6, e6, 03, (M10, relay MM to battery. The drive of magnet R4 is opened at mml. Relay G is slow to release and holds on for a while after the circuit for R4 is opened.

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All of the terminals in the banks R20 and R411 of the switches R2 and R4 (Fig. 5D) are connected to corresponding terminals in the marking bank M of the selector switch SS (Fig. 4) over the conductors designated M1.

When KB operates a circuit is closed for the magnet S of the switch SS (Fig. 4) from battery magnet S and its interrupter springs, 7011, conductor 15, Z702, 70b3, 7'5, 05, d038 mml, 'w3, dd t, 7'66, 62, 9'4, sal to ground.

Immediately the wiper M encounters the terminal in its bank marked from bank R20, ground on 9'7 over one of the leads Ml operates relay MM opening the circuit for the magnet S at mml, and closing a circuit for relay LK over 04, 7'5, 1064, 11b5, g3.

Relay LK opens'the circuit of relay M at 71114 which relay relapses.

The final selector (Fig. 6) is now tested to see if it is home. If it is not home it is driven there under the control of MM over its interrupter springs, conductor 18 R40, bank, n2, 17:2, 7063, 7'5, 05, dd8, mml, w3, dd l, 1'06, e2, 7'4, to ground on sal. G operates in parallel over U06 and n6. When the final is home MM operates from ground wiper H (Fig. 6) conductor 21 wiper and contact R21), 1'4, 173, Z704, 70b2, 9'6, e6. 03, (M10. The circuit for the magnet FS (Fig. 6) and relay G is opened at mml. With G up and MM up, G being slow to release, N operates over 94, Zk5, and the operating circuit of LK and locks to .96 over n1. When contacts n3 and n4: close relay X operates from battery relay X, n4, interrupter springs 13, n3, wiper and homing bank R30 to ground. At 021 an obvious-circuit is closed for magnet R3 which operates and opens its interrupter springs 13, thereby releasing relay X. Thus the magnet R3 is stepped under the control of relay X. At 022 a circuit is closed for the magnet FS (Fig. 6)

. over wiper R4?) and conductor 17 which is therefore stepped as long as relay X remains in circuit. Immediately the final selector (Fig. 6) leaves its home position relay MM releases. The circuit for relay G is closed over n6 and the bank R30. The switches R3 and FS (Fig. 6) will step in unison until R3 reaches its home position whereupon relay X relapses. In this position the final selector will be standing on the wanted line.

A test is now made in conjunction with relay G, Fig. 513 during its slow release period, to see if the wanted line is free. If it is free inductive winding of relay HK Fig. 6 of the final selector from battery right hand coil of relay HK, homing wiper and bank H of the final selector, conductor 21, wiper R26, 1A to ground, and a temporary locking circuit for HK is closed over 261707, bank R ta, conductor 19, 7110 1. This ground also renders the line busy. The last digit, the ringing digit, is absorbed by R1 switch only which steps over a circuit from battery magnet R1, relay CC, 6115, wiper and bank Rlcl in home position H3, and aal to ground. Relay CAis operated when CC operates and the circuit for the magnet is completed for the next six contacts over M6. Code ringing is sent over the line from one of the leads RCS2-8, wiper R-la, f5, winding of relay F, e04, 413, ca2, conductor 14, 7010', negative and positive line, 109, conductor 13, '02, to ringing return battery. When the called subscriber answers F operates, tripping the ringing, V falls back at f6 and completes energizing circuit for B of the link over 708, conductor 12, 421, 72, (M6 to ground on 86. B operates and locks the subscribers out 01f relays and relay HK (Fig. 6) to ground at b7, and 728 Fig. 4 and renders both lines busy to calling parties. Feeding relays A and D of the link circuit operate to the calling and called subscribers loops respectively when B operates, breaking the circuit of K in the link at al and d1 and locking B over 61 to (12 and (Z2. Relay K releases and the register is released when S and SA drop back and the switches and relays return to normal. When everything is normal the register is free to deal with another call. Switch R1 returns to normal from the ground on will Fig.- 5C, sa8, s7, and sa l, bank Rld, b115, sa-7 and interrupter springs 7'1. R2 returns to normal from ground sa3, Fig. 5D bank R2d, interrupter springs 12. R3 returns to normal from ground, bank R30, sa9, Fig. 5B, 05, 7'5, interrupter springs 73, and n3. R4 remains in the postion in which it was last set.

When the subscribers release, relays A and D fall back, B releases slowly and the cut off relaysare de-energi'zed, while the circuit for the HK relay Fig. 6 of the final selector is broken at 68. Link and final circuits are then ready for another call. The selector switch SS is of the non-homing type, and when released remains in the position to which it was last set.

If the wanted line is busy :1 ground will be found on the test wire which will short circuit relay HH and therefore this relay will not 0 crate. When relay G falls back at the end 0 its release period relay P operates from the ground on the test wire and at p4 connects a bus tone from the source BT to the negative wire of the calling party.

In the case of a reverting party line call the subscriber after seizin the register in the manner hereinbefore escribed dials ,9 thereby causing R1 totake 9 steps. R2 steps to the last outlet whereupon relay MM operates from Rlb wiper, and-contact, R20 contact and wiper, (M10, relay M to battery. Relay DD operates over (M9 0617, 7'5, 04, mml, 0113, (M4, dd3, contact an wiper R10 to ground and locks to 86. Before relay DD can operate however, relay RC Fig. 5A will operate over ca4, dd2 bank and wiper R16 to ground, and looks over M1 to ground on 86. When relay DD operates it releases MM and closes at contacts (hi5, a circuit for relay HH from ground, 145, m2, lkl. (M5, wiper and contact RQa, wl, non-inductive winding of W to battery. .The inductive winding of W is disconnected at M2. The operation of relay HH closes the circuit for relay U at kh2 which looks over wt to 86, and for relay 0 from battery relay O,'hh1, ul, contactand wiper R10 to ground. Relay 0 looks to 86 at 01'. Relay 0 performs almost identical functions to those it performs in an 0 level call, that is to say, it controls the position of the selector in thelinkcircuit in accordance with the position of R2, outlet 49 of the se'- lector is unused. Now when relayTU operates, it closes "the, circuit for driving R1 to the next home position over a1. Since relay RC is up, R1 will move to what is normally the 4th home position, H3 over r03, M4, and M5, it is therefore correctly positioned for receiving the ringing code digit. When this arrives, and the calling party has replaced his receiver to release AA, BB, Ba the required ringing is connected to the final wipers via the circuit before described, and when this ringing is tripped and relay F operates, the register clears down in the regulation manner. Talking battery is fed over relay A in the link.

In the case of a junction call the subscriber lifts his receiver, seizesa link which in turn associates itself with the register just as in the case of a local call; To reach the operator, subscriber dials 0. R1 steps to its 10th position absorbing all impulses. R2 follows R1 in the manner, before described untilit reaches the last or junction group in bank R20. Five junctions are provided and are .multipled to banks R2 and selector switches. thrown out to the R20 bank and when R2 finds this position, MM operates and steps drive of R2. With MM up, DD operates as for a local call and locks to ground on 86. R2 then proceeds to hunt for an idle junction just as in a local call it hunts for a free final Ground on wiper of R16 is.

selector. The terminals in the bank R2a representing a junction group are wired'to corresponding terminals in the bank T of the selector switch SS. A busy junction is marked by a ground potential on the test terminal T, and a free junction is marked by a battery potential over both cores of BK (Egg 21. When an idle junction isfound, rela operates from this battery potential viz R2a wiper, (M5, Z701, sa2, winding of HH, M5 to ground. Relay BK operates in'series with HH and at blcl opens the circuit of the line relay BL, and at Z2703 opens the positive wire to the finder F, and at 6702 o ens the trickle charging current to be descri ed later. Now R1 is standing in the tenth position. Accordingly when HH operates a circuit is closed via hk1,u1, and R10 for relay 0. HH also closes the normal circuit for U over hh2, but since this rela is slow to operate, relay 0 operates and loc s over 01 to ground at 86. At ul a circuit is closed for the magnet R1 and the switch is stepped to its second home position H1. At 265 the circuit for relay H is opened and a locking ground is supplied to hold relay BX. Relay 0 at once completes at 05 a circuit for driving the selector magnets, and at 02 and 03 prepares a circuit forrelay MM over the marking bank in the selector from bank R20. The selector is thus brought into line with R2, MM operating when the required contact is reached.

With MM operated V operates over f6, 1'07, 04, mml, 'w3, deli, to ground on 04 and ringing current is sentdown the junction line to operators'position over lead CT bank Rla,

f5, relay F, w t, v3, m2, conductor 14, I010,

negative line (1123 (Fi 8), condenser, 881 to AL relay in the junction circuit JLC at the manual end. This relay is designed to operate on ringing current and on operating lights the calling lamp on operators position at aZ2. Relay AL energizes relay LL at all and AL locks to ground over 113. As soon as LL opera ates the 24 volt battery on 882 contact operates relay F of register over the negative line, K10,

conductor 14, ca2 '03, 204, ringing relay F to the ringing source CT and ringing is tripped. With F operated, V falls back, and B of the link is energized over 708, conductor 12, '01,

f2, (M6 to ground on 86. Relay D of the link then operates from 48 volts on D. over 66 and negative line to 24 volt battery on 882 contact at manual end.

The operator inserts her answering plug, and energizes relay SS from a battery on the sleeve of the answering plug Relay SS breaks the circuit for AL at 881 and the line lamp is extinguished. Relay LL drops'and the ground from ds2 over the retard coil LB maintains operating circuit of D in the link. With SS operated and LL slow, relay H operates over 884, 1Z4, ,zlnl and locks to .984 over 71.1. h At 7L2 and k3 the operator is connected to the line, and can speak to the calling subtial is such that while not afi'ecting loop control in a local call, it causesrelay LA to operate in a manual call. Relay LA short circuits the high resistance winding of the sleeve relay and thereby causes the supervisory lamp of the cord circuit to operate.

In the case of a call outgoing from the manual board, the operator inserts her calling plug in the junction jaclrLJ. This will operate relay SS and by connecting ground over LB tothe negative line will cause relay BL of the line circuit to operate and associate the register with the line over 622 as in the case of a normal call. hen a free register has caused the line to be found, a circuit for relay SJ in the register is completed from battery relay SJ, 6114, 022, 254. conductor 6, 102 of the link circuit, to wiper J, left hand coil of relay BC (Fig. 7) to ground. Relay SJ operates and locks to 86 over 8 13. The register now instead of applying ringing to the negative line applies direct ground via sj5, wiper Rla, f5, and the winding of F. At sy'2 the positive line is connectedto intermittent battery via the interrupter springs It. This causes relay LA at the manual board to flicker and the consequent flicker on the cord'circuit lamp is the signal to the operator that she may commence todial. She will then plug into the dial jack DJ with her dial plug and this will cause relay DS to operate. DS will remove the ground from relay LA and retard coil LB at (Z82 leaving these in series across the positive and negative lines. Relay F will therefore be operated followed by relay AA. When the operator dials relay DN operates with the dial off-normal and transfers the postitive and negative lines to the dialling circu1 The operation of the register is exactly as for a local call. The supervision from the link circuit is as for a call to manual.

Relay H in the manual end circuit (Fig. 8) does not operate until the dial plug has been inserted and relay DS operated whereupon I H is operated over 884:, dsl, and dnl, thereby preventing the flicker signal being audible to the calling party at b2 and b3.

Since relay DN only operates when the dial is off normal it will release between digits and the operator may listen for tones, etc., without withdrawing the dial plug. Relay H relapses at dnl when DN operates, but reoperates when DN relapses in between digits.

In the event of the wanted subscriber being busy at the end of the 3rd digit relay G tests as in a local call finds the line busy and falls back so that with relay LK operated relay P operates over g6, g1, 6416, r6, Z707 to ground on R411 wiper from the test wire of the busy subscriber. With relay P operated, busy tone is given to the operator from the source BT over 1'24, 5, 1'5, bal, t6,

: completed over wiper R10. With relays Q,

and P up the subscribers lines are'bridged by condensers'over p2, g1 and p3 and g2 and the operator can cut through and talk to the busy subscriber. If the call is accepted both subscribers hangup. When their link circuit is released the groundwill be removed from the test wire of the wanted party at 67 or 128 and relay P in theregister will release. Relay HH will then operate from the battery on the testvwire of the wanted party via wiper R4a, over the circuit p5, 94, M2, relay HH, a5 to ground. At contact .hh2 relay U will be operated and at a3 close the circuit of relay V. At '03 the ringing circuit. is closed from one of the leads RCS, wiper Rla, f5,

relay F, @0 1, '03, m2, conductor 14, klO, to-

the wanted partys line. The call then proceeds in the manner heretofore described.

The circuit is so arranged that it is impossible for a subscriber to cut through to a busy subscribers line on receiving busy tone the finder.

(2) Failure on the part of a subscriber to answer recall on a register becoming free.

(3) Calling subscriber does not dial or does not complete dialling without replacing his receiver, or in the event of a permanent loop condition developing on the line.

(4) Failure on the part of the called subscriber to answer when rung.

(5) Failure of a switch in the register to return to normal after a call has been made.

Finder not finding calling line In a local call subscriber lifts his receiver, seizes a link circuit and associated register operating the S relay. With S operated, relay SZ operates over s2, s3, conductor 11,

. names:

- lead TP, 823 and az left hand coil of AZ,

(123, magnet PS to battery. The wipersPSl to PS4 are advanced one step. Relay AZ operates its (124 contacts and thereby closes a circuit for its right hand coil in series with its left hand-coil over 824. The circuit for the magnet PS is opened at az3. Relay AZ relapses at the end of the 3 second ground pulse. The switch PS thus steps once every 3 seconds. In this case of finder not finding calling line, relay T is not operated and after 6 seconds ground is supplied over the wiper PS2, t3 to operate CZ relay. Relay CZ operates connects a ground to the distributor bank (Fig. 3) from t5 over'cz3 and conductor 1 to the distributor magnet thus stepping the distributor on to' another link, thereby releasing K in the link since K is no longer held over PS4 and releasing the register for another call.

' Failure to answer recall When a register becomes free and ringing is sent out to the calling subscriber, the-time switch PS steps until it reaches position 15, i. e. allowing nearly 3/4 mins. for the subscriber to answer recall. When this position is reached, relay CZ operates from ground from the wiper PS1 over 661. With relay CZ operated the cut ofi relay K is dropped at cal and when KK drops C relay in the subscribers line circuit (Fig. 2) operates from ground on sjl, e22, t4, lead .6, k2, 70701, to relay C and battery. Relay C at its contacts ensures that everything in the line circuit is restored to normal. The distributor is stepped to next line over 023 thus releasing the relay K in the link and freeing the register for another call.

Gall-ing subscm'ber does not dial, or a permanent loop condition In this case up to the point where subscriber should dial, relays are operated as for a local call. The time switch steps until it reaches the 24th position on the bank where the relay J (normally operated at the end of the third digit) back ground is fed over 7'2, to operate relay CZ. With relay CZ operated relay C operates as before and KK being released, locks over the subscribers loop to ground and disconnects L at 05. At 01, c2,

c3 and 04, the subscribers line is locked out from seizing a register. Relay CZ at cal opens the circuit of relays KK and T and connects ground to the distributor bank and the distributor switch Fig. 3 steps once to another free link and as before the register is freed just as if no call had been instituted and can deal with another call.

Failure to subscriber to answer when ru/ng For this case procedure is as for an ordinary call up to the point where the subscriber i ling. f v ans er by the time the time switch PS reaches its 45th position i. e. after an interval of 2% mins., re ay C relay in the calling subscriber line circuit. The distributor switch steps to another link and the register is free just as if no call had been made as before described.

Failure of register switches If when the register isreleased and the' switches R2 and R3 do not return to normal relay ON operates over obvious circuits AZ to batter AZ' relay 0 rates. andat azl applies 't e ground to t e magnet PS which operates and opens its interrupter springs .ps thereby dropping AZ. In this manner switch PS is stepped to its 48th contact where the operating ground for AZ is opened at on5. However in this position relay SZ is operated over 013.5 from the ground on wi er PS2, and at 823 and 825 connect the re ay AZ and m 'et PS to' the three second time pulse con uctor TP which operate as heretofore described.-

When the switch PS reaches the 50th tion a ground is applied over the wiper P S Zv, on4, tothe-fuse serving all the magnets in the register which thereupon blows and disconnects battery from the magnets and connects the bus bars shown so that relay FA is operated. Relay FA causes a visual signal to be passed to the manual exchange, but see ing that it forms no part ofthe present invention it is not described. This precaution is taken to save the magnets becoming.

burnt out.

Rela ON is operated when the magnets R2 an R3 are being set but has no effect as will easily beseen.

Trickle charging When a junction line is idle a circuit is closed from the trickle charge circuitat the main ofiice and via (in/4, (Fig. 8) 883, (M2,

CZ is operated and energizes the.

the called subscriber does not to the positive line and so over the junction I to M2 (Fig. 7), to battery via a protective spool. Thus it is possible to maintain a continuous small charging current. i

If desired the protective spool may be replaced by a polarized relay which will introduce additional resistance in-the'line in the event of an earth fault developing which would otherwise cause undue battery drain.

Each of the circuits shown in Figs. 10, 1'1 and 13 are designed to work into the re ister circuit shown m Fig. 12 and the lea s extendin thereto have been arrangedand in- '-dicate accordingly.

It is though that the invention will be best understood by considering its 0 eration in a general way rom the diagram s own in fieferring to this figure therefore, when a pulses transmitted from' 3 are received by of a local call.

7 scriber ma the line selector LS of the register, a bank of which is multipled to a bank of the connector C of the local link circuit LLC which if the wanted line is free completes the connection thereto. The both-way junction circuit BJC is provided for extending calls over a junction and is picked up from the register R in response to certain di its. Incoming calls are received by the ot-h-way junction circuit BJC and are extended through the register R to the local link circuit LLC and then proceed as in the case The operation of the circuit arrangement shown in the Figures 10 to 13 will now be described, first as a local'call where Figs. 10, 11 and 12 will be combined, and secondly as a junction call where all of the figures will be combined.

The subscribers line is connected to the wires X and Y, and when a call is initiated the relay 1 is operated over a circuit including contacts 1 and 2 of relay 2 and the substation loop. Relay 1 locks over its contacts 1 through contact 2 of relay 2, and the subnow restore his receiver until an idle register and link circuit becomes associated with his line whereupon he will receive the ringing signal. At contact 3 of relay 1 the relay 2 is extended to the associated contact in the bank of the line finder FA,

whilst at its contacts 2 a circuit is closed for relay 6 in an idle link-circuit Fig. 11 'from ground contact 2 of relay 1, common lead a back contact 7 of relay 9, (Fig. lead e, normal contact 6 of relay 4, (Fig. 11),

back contact 7 of relay 4, relay 6 to battery and ground. Relay 6 operates and at contacts 9 closes a circuit for rela 9 in the relay 9 the operating circuit for retained operated over the followin cir cuit: round contact 1 of relay 9, norma contacts relay 6, relay 6.to battery and over the circuit previously traced.

- contact 3 of the rela of relay 17, lead 12., contact 6 of Relay 9 at contacts 3 causes the operation of the magnet 7 (Fi 11) associated with the line finder switch %A over the -followin circuit: ground contacts 3 of relay 9, norma contact 3 of relay 11, lead f, contact 7 of relay 6 (Fig. 11), interrupter springs of magnet 7, magnet 7 to battery and round. Also at contact 5 of relay 9 a groun is applied through the lower coil of relay 11, lead a, contact 8 of relay 6 gFig. 11) to the T wiper of the switch F The switch FA advances until its wiper T engages the contact T (Fig. 10) of the calling lme whereupon the ground potential applied thereto through the relay 11 (Fig. 12) will pass through the upper high resistance operating coil in parallel with the bottom low resistance coil of relay 2. Relay 2 operates and locks through re ay 11 over its contacts 3, whilst relay 11 after being initially operated in series with both coils of relay 2 looks in series with the top coil. At contact 3 of relay 2 the bottom low resistance winding thereof is disconnected from the T wiper of the final switch C to render the associated line busy. Relay 2 at contacts 1 and 2 opens the circuit for relay 1.

Relay 11 locks at its operated contacts 3, disconnects the operating ground from the magnet 7 whilst at its contacts 2 ap lies a ground over the lead 7), contact 2 o relay 6 (Fig. 11), wiper and contact A to the X wire of the callin su'bscribers line, and at its contacts 2 app ies a ringing current to the Y wire from ringing source upper coil and contact 4 of relay 13, (Fig. 12), contact 7 of relay 14, normal contact 4 of relay 21, 71 wire, contact 4 ofrelay 6 (Fig. 11) wiper and contact B (Fig. 10)

It will be noted at this point that the subscriber may replace his receiver after initiating the call as the relay 1 (Fig. 10) is locked, so that in'the event of a register or a link circuit not being free there is no necessity for the subscriber to hang on the line to wait for a free circuit. It may be arranged by distributing the lines over line finder banks that any waiting subscriber is not made to wait unduly for a free circuit.

Resuming the consideration of the circuit the relay 13 is of the usual ringin slow acting type and will only operate aer the recelver is removed from the switch-hook in which case it operates and locks over its contacts 1 to the ground on contact 4 of relay 9 over contact 2 of relay 20, and disconnects the ringing from the line at contact 4.

At contacts 2 of relay 13 dial tone is applied to the Y wire, to indicate to the subscriber that he may commence to dial, over the lead DT, contact 7 of the relay 22, normal 22, normal contact 3 of relay 30, and con enser C. Also at this contact battery is connected to the Y wire through the relay 12 which is operated to the becomes disconnected in a manner to be sub-- sequeutly described.

Referring to Figure 12, it will be seen that the relay 14 is connected to contacts 1, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8 and 9. of are D of the switch LS, whilst contact 2 is connected to relay 16, and contact O is connected to relay 17. Contact 3 is left spare.

Assuming that the tens digit dialled is 2 the relay 12 will respond to two impulses. Relay 21 is slow to release and remains operated during the trains of impulses. At each relapse of relay 12 a circuit is closed for the drive magnet 19 of the switch LS from ground, contact 1 of relay 12 normal, contact 3 of relay 21, contact 3 of relay 23 normal, contacts 8 of relays 14 and 22 in shunt with the magnet interrupter springs, magnet 19, to battery.

Relay 20 is energized in parallel with the magnet 19 and being slow to release remains operated during impulsing. The magnet 19 is stepped twice in accordance with the impulses so that the wipers of the switch LS come to rest on their third contacts.

Relay 20 at its contact 2 opens the locking circuit for relay 13 which relapses.

During the interval between the digits relay 20 relapses and a circuit is closed for relay 15 from ground contact 2 of relay 21, contact 4 of relay 23, contact 4 of relay 20, wiper and contact 2 of arc D, relay 16 to battery and ground. Relay 16 operates and locks over its contacts 1 to the ground on contact 2 of relay 21. Also a circuit is closed for relay 23 from ground over the homing arc and wiper H in off normal position, operated contact 5 of relay 21, normal contact 1 of relay 20, relay 23 to battery and ground. Relay 23 is slow to operate so as to allow relay 16 to operate and look before its operating circuit is broken at contact 4 of relay 23.

When the next digit is received relay 12 responds to the impulses and the circuit arrangement is such thatfor each impulse received the switch LS takes two steps as follows-relay 12 relapses in response tothe break portion of the impulse and closes a circuit for the magnet 19 from ground, normal contact 1 of relay 12 operated contact 3 of relay 21, operated contact 3 of relay 23, operated contact 2 of relay 16, contact 2 and brush 2 of the arc K, magnet interrupter springs, contacts 8 of relays 14 and 22,1nagnet 19 to battery and ground, the switch LS thereupon performs one step. When the relay 12 re-operates at the conclusion of the break period a circuit is completed for the magnet 19, from ground operated contact 1 of relay 12, operated contact 3 of relay 16 contact 3 and brush of arc K, contacts 8 of relay 14 and 22, magnet 19 to battery and ground. It will be seen therefore that if 21 is dialled the switch will come to rest on its 5th contact which represents the line numbered 21.

Relay 20 operates in magnet 19 as before wit the consequence that relay 30 is transiently operated from ground over the homing arc and brush H, operated contact 5 of relay 21, operated contact 1 of relay 20, contact 1 of relay 23, relay 30 to battery and ground. Relay 23 is very slow to release and will not relapse when its circuit is broken at contact 1 of relay 20, but will remain operated until a locking circuit is closed over its contacts 2 to the ground on contact 1 of relay 30. Relay 20 relapses at the end of the impulse train and opens the circuit of relay 30 at its contacts 1, but relay 30 is slow to release and does not relapse immediately.

The condition ofthe register at this stage is that relays 9, 11, 30, 12, 23, 21, and 16 are operated.

When relay 20 relapses ground is a plied from contact 3 of relay 20-contact 2 o relay 30, upper coil of relay 22, contact 6 of relay 14, to the wiper T and thence to the test contact of the called line at the final switch, as represented at c on the left of Fig. 10, through both coils of relay 2 in parallel to battery. Relays 2 and 22 operate in this circuit, relay 2 at its contact 3 opens the circuit of its low resistance winding to render the seized line busy to any other searching final switches. The relay 22 will only operate to the battery supplied over both coils of relay 2 in parallel, but after being saturated will remain operated over its contacts 4 in series with the high resistance coil of that relay. Relay 30 now relapses, but the circuit for relay 23 is completed as before.

The contacts of the marking bank M of the switch LS in the register (Fig. 12), are wired individually to contacts in the marking bank M of the switch C in the link circuit (Fig. '11), so that the operation of the latter switchmay be controlled according to-line selected by the switch LS. \Vhen the switch LS has selected a line a battery potential is applied to the selected M terminal thereof over the 'relay 15, normal contacts 6 of relay 17, normal contacts 5 of relay 14.

When relay 22 in the register operated a circuit was completed for the magnet 8 of the switch C in the link circuit (Fig. 11) from ground contact 2 of relay 9, normal contact 2 of relay 15, normal contact 3 of relay 14, operated contact 6 of relay 22, lead M, conarallel with the 

